The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 7, 1935, Page 3

LEGEND OF THE BUFFALO GRAVEYARD Tantalizing the imagination of those North Dakotans who delve into the Pre-historic prairié days is the recent discovery of a buffalo graveyard on the » Gry saltbed of Devils Lake in Ramsey county. How Se ee ea A forte) came to rest there is clouded in mystery, explainab! o \dians dow willed Geay. iy residing on the Fort Totten reservation a From the mists of the past the Indians snatch a hasy story of a buffalo hunt started in the face of warnings from their medicine men that the time WM Northwest ef A of America’s second largest body of salt water the hunt was started. Thundering over the prairie the buffalo stampeded toward the tormented by the arrows and spears of the hunters. ‘ Tt was late in the fall. Already ice had formed for the waters were fresh in those days. Roaring over a high cliff and down onto the ice, the buffalo , slipped and skidded out from the shore, Then drowning out the roar of pounding hoofs, snorting beasts and ‘whooping Indians came a terrific crackling din. The ice began to crack. AS the Indians wheeled their mounts toward safety, the whole lake surface col- lapsed. Hundreds of bison plummeted into the lake, scores of Indians plunged into the icy waters, > In @ few minutes only the winter wind moaned a dirge over the scene. That is one of the explanations of Devils Lake's buffalo graveyard. Then there is some conjecture that the skeletons may be remnants of carcasses dumped into the lake by early buffalo hunters. But history does not record that any buffalo hunter ever disposed of carcasses once the hide had been stripped off. Nor is there any record of boats having been em- ployed in Devils Lake during the days when that region still was the happy hunting ground for the rapacious gatherer of buffalo hides, It was just three weeks ago that three members of the Eugene Palmer family were crossing the dry lake bottom. They saw a gleaming white ob- ject protruding from the murky surface. Puzzled, they stopped to examine it. A spade‘soon revealed 9 buffalo skull, Continued digging revealed more than a hundred a few inches beneath the silt. In the picture above Eugene Palmer, a brother of Bertha Palmer, former state superintendent of public instruction, stands back of some of the resur- rected skulls to the left of M. H. Graham, publisher of the Devils Lake Jour- nal. Other members of the party were Arthur C. Timboe, city editor of the Devils Lake Journal, and William 8. Moeller, advertising manager of The Bismarck Tribune. Although the skulls were badly decayed and there were but few rem- nants of vertebrae, tibia, ribs and other more time-resisting bones, the teeth were well preserved. ‘The graveyard is located in the northwest spur of the lake which once was 60 miles long but now is only eight miles at its widest point. Opposite the “cemetery” lies the derelict “Minnie H.”—the late Captain Heerman’s boat with which he hauled provisions from Devils Lake to Fort Totten in the early ‘80s. A mile west is the highway over which President Roosevelt mo- tored when he inspected the lake as an integral part of the proposed Mis- souri river diversion project. And some day, if the Missouri river diversion dream comes true, time and rising waters may again conceal the prairie tragedy and return this once vast body of water to the size it was when legends were born. eee DUNC HERE 55 YEARS It was just 55 years ago this month that Duncan McGillis, better known to one and all as “Dunc,” first clopped his Scotch brogans Bismarck’s wooden sidewalks, Coming direct from Glengarry county, Ontario, with his brother, Wil- liam, three years older than himself and now a resident of Morgan, Ore., Dunc took the steamer Eclipse up the Missouri river to Fort Buford, Mont.,|” where he worked two years.as a clerk for the post trader. Returning to Bismarck in 1882, the McGillis brothers purchased a span of mules from McLean and McNider, pioneer Capital City firm that fur- nished various government posts up and down the Big Muddy with supplies under contract. Good money could be made in those days breaking land for homestead- ers. Under the homestead entry act, pioneers had to plow up five acres the first year, 10 acres the second year. It was this work that Dunc and his brother performed to earn their first nickels in Burleigh county. And looking at Dunc today one imagines that it was the rigors of sod- busting that have kept him the active man he is at 75. He passed the three- quarter century milestone in August. But Dunce’s labors were not confined strictly to sod-busting. When win- ter winds swept the prairie and the ground was frozen, the McGillis brothers became mule-whackers and transported supplies from Bismarck to Fort Yates, They had a train of 10 mule teams by that time. Later they helped lay the rails of the Great Northern railway into Minot, Bill McGillis following the railroad through to its completion in where he was to make his home while Dunc cast his lot with his friends here. Today Dunc is bailiff of Burleigh county district court and when not working at his official duties still actively engages in farming. Just a few days ago, he was spike-pitching with men 50 years younger than himself. eae . SOME GARDEN SPOTS Despite the devastating effect of rust and heat, there are garden spots in North Dakota. Such a one is western Mc le and part’ of Williams county, according to Senator John K. Brostuen of Alexander, chairman of the interim tax survey commission. Many farmers have 60-pound wheat, running seven to 10 bushels to the acre. There is plenty of feed, and garden crops are good. The result will be more cash in that area than has been the case for five years. AND AS TO TAXES But when it comes to taxes, after listening to reports, studying surveys and analyzing the matter since the close of the legislative session—as well as long before that—Senator Brostuen is sure of just one thing. That is that nobody likes to pay them. Ro QUICK WATSON, THE AMBULANCE Outsiders sometimes can tell us things about ourselves we do not know. Last week, for example, Homer B. Thomas, St. Paul, a representative of the American Automobile association, remarked that North Dakota’s death rate from motor accidents has increased 80 per cent faster during the last year than its consumption of gasoline. Even at that, the accident ratio here is not as high as in some other states. It would seem, though, that North Da- kota is getting into line. a r A HARD WHEAT MAN Judge C. W. Buttz, Devils Lake, fears many farmers will go in for durum wheat next year, flooding the market, reducing the price and doing neither themselves nor those already raising durum any good, ‘ ‘As for himself, he is going to stick to hard wheat on his farm, explain- ing “I’m a hard wheat man.” Bees Mrs. dalena Schmidt of Flasher 13, 1866. ‘she was married Nov. 13, 1! She left 13 great- + from . 6 WEADLINE ‘In one of our contemporaries appeared the SUN CREW ONL’ P. ‘The ‘tive editor of the Underwood News recently announced was ngsbted fo Mi, GhariosJennerohn Yor‘ sump of tobacco rlod in we: far wo have been indebed to no one for tabaceo, rotten sep over- SUCCUMBS IN WEST Ran Livery Establishment in Bismarck and Operated Hotel at Kulm, N. D. Matt Clooten, 68, Estacada, Ore., Bismarck resident until moving west five years ago, died at 5 a. m. Sat- urday, Aug. 31, according to word re- ceived here. : Mr, Clooten was at one time pro- prietor of a livery service in Bismarck, operated a farm which comprised three-quarters of a section and ran the: Kulm hotel of Kulm, N. D., for six years, Born June 2, 1867, he was the son of Clement and Delia Vandeberg Cloo- ten, who moved to this state in the THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1935. MATT CLOOTEN. 68, | PRINCE SEES ITALIAN TROOPS OFF >) : “3 : oe daughter of Christian and Mary Martinson. He leaves his wife, nine Clemens, Magdalene Denny, and two brothers, George Clooten of Bismarck and Pa- trick Clooten of Santa. Rosa, Calif. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Catholic charch at Oregon City with Rev. Father Dougherty of- ficiating. Byrial was made at St. John’s cemetery in the same city. Labor Associations To Meet in Bismarck Delegates of labor associations in North and South Dakote, Minnesota nd Montana have been called to a convention in Bismarck Sept. 17, 18, and 19, Dr. J. H. Miller, Bismarck, state president, announces. Primary purposes of the conven- tion, Dr. Miller said, are to formulate @ united platform for the social and economic re-adjustment of America and to launch a “youth movement to combat the forces of Fascism and Communism.” Invited to be principal speakers are Senator Huey P. Long of Louis- jana, Upton Sinclair of California’s EPIC, Miss Florence Mayne of Seat- tle, director of the Continental Com- mittee for Technocracy; Congressman William Lemke and Usher L. Bur- pond and former Gov. Walter Mad- Father Charles Coughlin,.head of the International Union for Social Justice, also was invited but has in- dicated he will not be able to attend, Dr. Miller said. Headquarters of the convention will be in the Patterson hotel. .Ses- sions are slated to be held in the World War Memorial building. Members of the Nc Dakota exe- cutive committee arrange- ments are Miller, John L. Fields, Bis- marck; A. A. Gray, Jamestown; and Bert Drennan, Bismarck, FIND STOLEN CAR Dickinson, N. D., Sept. °‘7.—()— Ownership of a sedan which was found wrecked near Palm Beach, has been traced to George R. Karn of St. Paul, Minn., police said Friday. The car was stolen at St. Paul last | SLOPE NEWS | Reeder—Schools here open Sept. 9. W. A. E. Weiss, superintendent, an- nounces, Garrison—E, E. Wacker has pur- chased the Onsrud grocery store at Coleharbor. Benedict—Catching his hand in a pump jack, Jack DeMars injured his fingers severely. Nishu—The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Ree chapel here will be celebrated some time in Sep- tember. Selfridge—Uncovering unassessed business property here, Lee Ryel, vil- lage assessor, added $520 income to the city treasury. Bowman—R. Hughes and Ivan Hoy have purchased a grocery store, at Hettinger. R. E. Williams of White Butte, &. D., will be manager. Dawson—Awakened by the barking of the pet dog, the R. H. Gregor fam- ily escaped from their flaming dwell- ing. The home was destroyed. Underwood—Riding bicycles, four Garrison boy scouts, Ronald Smith, Carl Bartz, Raymond Davis and James Stephens, made the trip here in two Tappen—Jacob Streth threshed 2,000 bushels of No. 1 Ceres wheat that weighed 56 pounds. Other farmers also pare reported good yields and Hettinger—Brown Lokken has been appointed educational advisor to the OC camp located at Lakota. For several years he has been s teacher at Zap. Elbowoods—P. H. Beauchamp of Nishu will represent the Arikaras and Robinson—Turning out at night to avoid a truck parked without lights, ' : Kleve were bons and Charles Ferdinand J. Robinson, Fugman, Russian wut shells, leather megials or other Teens at acme pre tn svt voces ag Cag Sie, Sarees Go or ct Me a G { doux's will be appreciated, . Se VEO ROS Tbs Hoe Pe eee (Associated Press Photo) Of Junior Bismarck Organization Charter Members Electing Officers by Mail Ballot Bismarck’s Junior Association of Commerce has nominated 14 members for its board of directors, seven of whom are being elected this weekend by mail ballot. Of the seven directors chosen, a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer will be elected in the bal- lot, the director with the highest number of votes automatically be- coming president, the man with the next highest number vice president. Nominated were R. N. Barry, Elmer Benser, Fay Brown, Duane Davis, Les- ter Diehl, Charles Goodwin, Ober Kobs, Richard Krause, John G. Lo- bach, A. A. Mayer, R. Penwarden; Kelly A. Simonson, A. J. Scott, and A. C. VanWyk. With election of officers the Junior association will immediately complete final plans for the charter night in- stallation ceremony when an eet | of the national chamber will present to officially induct the local group to the national circle. Charter members in addition to the 14 men nominated for directorships re Joe Anderson, L. T. Anderson, Erwin Barbie, Walter Brandt, T. C. Casey, Gaylord Conrad, Arthur Cram, M. B. Demming, Wallace Demming, O. T. DeVold, Joe Dickman, W. R. Glitschka, L. Harlan, Glenn P. Ken- nedy, A. J. Klaudt, W. F. Koeneke, Earl F. Kuehn, Frits 8. Lunde, Gor- don MacGregor, R. E. Middaugh. William 8. Moeller, J. H. Monk, Frea Monley, Earl R. Monson, D. A. Mun- son, L. W. Naegle, Clare L. Nelson, Paul ©. Netland, Fred Orr, C..O. Palmer, W. R. Parsons, E. F. Pen- warden, Chester Perry, K. B. Peter- son, Garvin Saendsmark, William Smith, H.°A. Thompson, Dr. J. O. Thoreson, C. W. Vorachek, H. T. Wadeson, Charles Warner, Charles J. Whittey, Jr D. R. Yeater, Alfred Ranald, Art Rosen and Sid Harwood. WINNIFRED BLAIR DIES Devils Lake, Sept. 1.—(?)}—Miss Winnifred Blair, 23, Churchs Ferry, graduate of the university two years ago and teacher in the Rugby schools the past two years, died in a Rugby hospital Thursday following a four months illness. GETS. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Grand Forks, N. D., Sept, 7.—(?)— Elroy W. Bollinger, associate profes- sor of industrial arts at the Univer- sity of North Dakota, has been grant- led a year’s leave of absence to teach in Ohio State University at Colum- bus. DRESDEN STORE BURNS Dresden, N. D., Sept. 7.—(?)--Fire of undetermined origin’ destroyed the Kuball hardware store and all its contents here Thursday. LEAVES 15 CHILDREN Hirschyille, N. D., Sept. 71.—(P)— Funeral ‘services were held for Ben Meyer, 68, farmer near here, who died following a two years illness. His widow, 10 daughters and five sons survive. FARM FIRE LOSS $3,000 Lakota, N. D., —F)— aged at $3,000 which. destroyed the machine shed and considerable farm equipment on the Ed Benson farm near here. "Thunder | | ' Minnesota Jurist ’ Prince Umberto (center) of Italy made a thorough inspection of the liner Colombo before it departed for East Africa with a new contingent of troops destined for front line service in case of war with Ethiopia, He Is shown chatting with an officer shortly before the liner departed. Nominate 14 to Board Association | In Solomon’s Role | ¢— 4 Wadena, Minn., Sept. 7.—(?)— ‘The answer to whether Edward Hokanson is dead or alive rests with a district judge. The fate of the man who mys- terlously disappeared from his native town of Henning if 1908 was revived in a suit that either will fix the time of his “death” or declare him alive. To share in the missing man’s estate, Léonard Samuelson, a cou- sin, must prove Hokanson died this year. The court action be- gan with the death of Hokanson’s mother in February and seeks to declare him “dead” from that date. But Charles Anderson, husband of the mother, contends Hokan- son was legally “dead” in 1915— seven years after his disappear- ance. That would deny Samuel- son the state. Judge John A. Roeser is unrav- elling the strange circumstances surrounding the action. His de- liberation may award the estate to one of the two contestants or declare the subject “alive’—and hold it for Hokanson. RAILROAD MAN DIES Minneapolis, Sept. 7.—(4)—Robert Ernest Stewart, 57, traveling passen- ger agent of the Milwaukee railroad, died early today at a hospital here. KILLDEER PLANS TOURNEY Killdeer, N. D., Sept. 71.—(#)—The first annual golf tournament will be held by the Killdeer Athletic club on ‘ie new course Sept. 15. FOULKES RECOVERING Cando, N. D., Sept. 7.—()—George Foulkes, former congressman from Hartford, Mich., injured Wednesday when an.enraged bull attacked him at his farm near here, is recovering. SCHEDULE NYE TO SPEAK Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 7.—()—Sen- ator Gerald, P. Nye, chairman of the senate munitions investigating com- mittee, will discuss the neutrality act and armament problems in an address here Sept. 20, ARRANGE HARVEST FETE Hettinger, N.~D., Sept. 7.—(P)—A two-day harvest festival will be held here next Monday and Tuesday ar- ranged by local merchants. Hettinger, White Butte and Reeder baseball teams will compette. PRESS GROUP ELECTS Stanley, N. D., Sept. 1.—(?)—The North Dakota District Press associa- tion Friday elected O. M. Kilen, pub lisher of the Mountrail County - moter here, Floyd A. Kagel of Flaxton, vice pres- ident, and Sena Ingberg of Ray, sec- retary. FOR SALE 1—Tropic-Aire Car Heater $ 4.00 1—5-Tube Car Radio (like All above are in A-1 condition 115% Thayer New Presidént and named Korner Bar McDONALD HOTEL BUILDING : Mandan, N, Dak. We invite you to visit and dance in our new Cavern Room HILDRETH ELECTED TO HEAD STATE BAR Veteran Fargo Attorney Nam- ed Friday; Bismarck Men on Meeting Program Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 1.—(?)— The North Dakota State Bar asso- ciation carried on convention business Saturday with Colonel M. A. Hildreth of Fargo as new president. By unanimous vote in each instance, the association elevated Hildreth \from his vice presidency, elected C. J. Murphy of Grand Forks vice presi- dent, and renamed B. F. Tillotson of Bismarck secretary. The executive committee received instructions to report at the next ses- sion on a resolution asking legal pro- hibition of the sale of a directory sup- a to grade lawyers in North Da- cota. Appointments included Aloys Wart- ner, Sr, of Harvey, Judge John C. Lewis, and B. W. Shaw of Minot to the resolutions committee. The first Judicial district bar association elect- ed John Nilles, Fargo, president; Theodore Kaldor, Hillsboro, vice president and Norman Tennison, Far- go, secretary. Speakers Saturday were Frank L. Glotzbach, Bismarck, associate di- rector of FHA; George C. Clausen, former Iowa chief justice; L. E. Birdzell, Washington, former North Dakota supreme court justice, and C. L. Young, Bismarck. $150 Fire Caused by Hit-Run Cattle Truck A fireproof building and prompt arrival of the Bismarck fire depart- ment Friday night prevented what might have been a serious blaze in Bismarck’s oil business district. Pulling out of the Capitol Oil com- any station at 1115 Main Ave. at 40 p. m. Friday, the rear end of a cattle truck that had been serviced knocked over one of the electric pumps. Ignited by a short circuit, gasoline flamed up, destroyed the pump and cracked window glass in the company office but did not spread to the other pump or inflammable liquids housed in the office because of fireproof construction. James Wilson, station attendant, was unable to identify the two men in the truck who fled east on U. 8. Highway 10. Wilson believes the truck bore a North Dakota license. Damage was estimated at $150, cov- ered by insurance. Crookston Asks Road To Get More Traffic Crookston, Minn., Sept. 7.—(P)— Civic leaders here seek to steer more of the tourist traffic from Canada in- to Minnesota by improving 10 miles of highway No. 75 north of Crook- ston. Mayor W. J. Kirkwood said Friday Governor Olson and N. W. Elsberg, state highway commissioner, indicat- ed to a Crookston-Hallock delegation that the work will be done next year. Twice as many cars drive into North Dakota as into Minnesota because of the highway condition, the delegation told Governor Olson and Commis- sioner Elsberg. GRAIN SHIPMENTS HEAVY Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 7.—(P)— Thomas J. Brown, federal inspector at Grand Forks terminal, reported week- end grain shipments were the largest ever recorded. More than 675 cars were cleared. MAYVILLE GETS CONVENTION Mayville, N. D., Sept. 7.—(?)—This city will be host to next year’s fourth district Sons of Norway lodge conven- tion. 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Tri-County Fair to Be Held at Wishek Wishek, N. D., Sept. 7.—(?)—The Tri-County Fair will open here Mon- day with a three-day program. Horse racing, boxing, and a musical revue ‘will be part of Tuesday and Wednes- day's feature presentation. Gov. Walter Welford and Senator A. J. Bonzer, Jr., manager of the state mill and elevator, will speak, the gov- ernor appearing Tuesday evening. Emmons, McIntosh and Logan counties will participate in the fair presentation. M. A. HILDRETH Succeeding Charles L. Foster of Bismarck, M. A. Hildreth, vet- eran Fargo attorney, was elect- ed at the Grand Forks conven- tion to head the North Dakota State Bar association. Minot Asks Loan to Build Gas Pipe Line! A federal PWA loan and grant to- | taling $1,551,409 for construction of a natural gas pipe-line between Minot | and Williston, is requested by the city of Minot in an application submitted to Washington Saturday by H. C. Knudsen, acting state director. The project would be started over the 114 mile direct route Nov. 30, if approved, and would furnish employ- ment to 1,200 men a month on an av- erage, with six months estimated for VALLEY CITY MAN DIES Valley City, N. D., Sept. 7.—(AP) —Hugh McDonald, pioneer mer- chant, farmer and political leader, died here early Saturday after a month’s illness. A hen’s egg contains 66 per cent water, 10 per cent fat, 13 per cent protein and 11 per cent minerals. pcr eae according to the appli- 35¢ Special 35¢ ie 5 o'clock Dinner at the New Communities between Minot and/| Williston would be served by the pipe- | ACE CAFE line, with the city of Minot deriving | the revenue. The loan would be re-| paid from earnings after deducting | the cost of gas purchase and trans- mission through Montana - Dakota | Power company pipes to Williston. 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